Installation advice for suspension on my rolla.....

Installation advice for suspension on my rolla.....

My struts are gonna come in on wednesday and i've been asking around shops on how much it is to install them. One shop quoted me at 438 with labor to install my struts and springs, mineke quoted me 843 dollars. 8 hours of work....

Any place that would do it cheaper? I heard the rear is really hard to install.....

I really odn't wanna pay so much money to install it.... I'm willing to pay 200 but that kind of money is ridiculous

shops around my area charge about $80. Or you can do it yourself in about 2hrs. 8hours of work? Maybe if the workers took a 6hr lunch break in between... thats my kind of job.

hmm doing it yourself wouldnt be that bad. it would take all day tho, if you're not expirenced.

On my 94, it tooks us 5 hours, and we had no idea what we we're doing, lol... and a local shop quoted me $115 CANADIAN to install the struts, springs and rear strut mounts...

Your best bet would be a small independant shop, ask around to your friends and family woh they recommend or heard good things about... and call those shops up for a quote, even in a busy area, I wouldn't pay over 125$ US for installing struts...

Actually, it almost sounds like those shops are quoting you labor and the oem struts??? Maybe call them back and specify that you already have the struts, you just need the labor to install them?

no they are just charging my labor..... labor and wheel alighnment which is 60 dollars. They know i have my own struts and springs.... I guess i have to go to the tiny shops and see what they charge

honestly the struts take even the most in-experienced mechanic (with the right tools, of course) less than 2 1/2 hours...i know most shops around here charge around $85 an hour so it shouldn't be more than like $250 max

minieke said its gonna take 2 hours for the front and 6 hours for the rear on my car and i'm like are u kidding me thats insane...... I'mg onnna go look for the smallest little shop to do this

6 hrs in the rear, no way.

Me and buddy did all of mines in like 6 hrs.

DIY! It's not all that hard with the right tools.

ok there is no way you are gonna get a job like that done in 2.5 hours, especially with the difficulty of the rear, I did my struts and springs this past weekend in my garage with my brother helping me, who is an experience mechanic, and it took us 5 hours with all the right tools. We knew what we were doing. Depending on your year you will hit different problems, I know for my gen, 93-97, the front is dead easy, just hope that none of your bolts are ceased, the rear is easy, but its tougher, the brake line is easy, just clamp it, but the control arm thing back there can be a bitch, because it is hard to get undone. Doing the springs and struts themselves is dead easy, its the rusted disassembly that takes time

yo vamp i read ur diy a while ago and u guys had all the right tools only thing i have is a spring compressor that might come in handy.... I can do my fronts but the rears i don't know about

anyone have a list of tools? its a 00 rolla

McPhearson spring compressor
metric socket wrench set
breaker bar (gives you more torque to break loose stuck nuts)
torque wrench (for when reassembling)
metric hex keys (for removing the rear sway bar)
dremel with cut-off wheel (to cut the rear strut to remove rear brake line)

you can use diagonal pliers to cut the rear brake tab.. just one good squeeze and ur done, much quicker than a dremel (and safer imo)

you don't need a spring compressor if you use your head..

Dont forget the penetrating lube

"does anyone in here smell astroglide?"

hehehe

i gotta see if i can find those tools then.....

Spring compressor i got and i got the socket wrench set
the rest i might be able to borrow

you dont need the dremel, you dont HAVE to cut the brake line tab, just clamp off your brake line, and undo it and then change your strut and spring. Make sure you are ready to go ahead with the strut and spring when you clamp the line and deattach it, you dont want to have it detached for to long

I was charged $150 by a shop called Xtreme (If you're in the Atlanta area, the shop is located on Buford Hwy in Doraville). That price included installing both the springs and stuts. They did a good job on the back, but there was a problem w/ the installation on the fronts that took them forever to fix/diagnose. I had to come back 2 times after the original installation for them to get it right, which was a pain.

I have done this job by myself in 5 hours with tools that I borrowed from autozone. If you ever in the city (NYC) hit me up since there is a place that I know that will do it for $150 but then you have to et an aligment for $65.

GL X

Its Ez Mang Jsut Get He Tool I Got Minr Done N Like 3 Hr Or So

now i understand that you have to match up the bolt holes exactly as they came off right?..... But you dont have to worry about matching up the bolt holes for the rears. I take it this is for the camber matching

lol the bolts dont have camber adjustment..